... Hasan Manto. Classic Urdu literature including Bagh-o-Bahar will also be represented on the channel.
Musician Ila Arun will direct an hour-long musical reality show called Main Khayal Hoon Kisi Aur Ka, ...

The digital transformation of India's media and entertainment sector will help it generate in excess of INR2.245 billion by 2017, according to a joint report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and industry ...

Pratik Seal has been promoted to business head of Star Utsav, part of the Star India broadcasting group. Seal, who was previously head of marketing at Life OK, will report to Gaurav Banerjee, general manager, ...

The conclusion of the recent one day international (ODI) cricket series between India and Australia has become the highest rated single-day television event in India of 2013, according to Star Sports. ...

The Indian public broadcaster's satellite TV channel DD Direct+ is now broadcasting ABC International's Australia Network – a free-to-air 24-hour entertainment and news channel.
To coincide with the ...

A new free-to-air music channel, Manoranjan Music, is to be launched in the Hindi heartlands of India on 15 August by Manoranjan TV.
The channel will be available in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya ...

Zee Café has acquired the acclaimed American political drama House of Cards from video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service Netflix and will bring it to Indian audiences in February.
Staring Kevin Spacey ...

The implementation of a media council to prevent 'paid news' on Indian television and in print proposed by a parliamentary committee has been instantly rejected by the industry in favour of self-regulation. ...

The Indian cable and direct-to-home (DTH) TV industry requires around 140 million set-top boxes (STBs) to complete the remaining phases of the mandatory digitisation programme, according to the government. ...

Bangalore start-up SureWaves has secured INR350 million (US$5.7 million) in a second round of funding, to invest in the company's cloud-based targeted cable TV advertising technology.
Led by Canaan ...

The Indian direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV market is predicted to grow threefold to reach US$5 billion by 2020 thanks to the Government's mandatory digitisation programme.
In a new report, Singapore-based ...

Streamed films and games are being offered to India's 4G mobile users at no extra charge by Bharti Airtel in order to increase traffic on its long-term evolution (LTE) network.
The private telecommunications ...

... witnessing in India represents a significant opportunity for both marketers and media companies in India," said Kedar Gavane, senior director, comScore India. "Even in the very mature market of the US, ...

... TV ratings agency TAM Media, says the new rules would result in TAM's closure or operational suspension and that it would be forced to sell its stake in the 15-year old company.
The new guidelines, based ...

Cable TV company Den Networks is to raise US$160 million by selling shares to institutional investors, as India embarks on the third phase of its nationwide cable TV digitisation programme.
The Delhi-based ...

India's Sun Network has repackaged and relaunched its Malayalam music channel Kiran TV as a free-to-air 24-hour movie channel for all ages.
"From catching a Malayalam classic to a cult film to masala ...

The international arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is to be carried on DD Direct Plus, the free-to-air satellite TV platform run by India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
The ...